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The Honiton Festival lunchtime concerts begins with something of a coup. The duo of Vlad Maistorovici and Dario Bonuccelli will perform a programme including Mendelssohn, Schubert and Paganin on Friday, October 23 at 1pm at St Paul’s Church in the town.

Neil Rose, sonic artist and lecturer at Plymouth College of Art, has developed a double A side concept album – his first, and something of a departure for him – titled Wilbour Whatley / Psychompomps, inspired by the writings of HP Lovecraft.

Devon’s folk and community arts organisation Wren Music is holding a series of free information evenings across the county in September. The charity, which is supported by Arts Council England, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council, works with traditional music from Devon, the westcountry and beyond to inspire creativity and celebrate cultural identities. (From a press release.)

Bursaries to cover up to 90 per cent of all costs, including tuition, accommodation, food and access to concerts are available at the the Dartington Summer School to intensively with leading classical artists in the famed Dartington surroundings.

We’re sure it’s kinda reassuring that being cold and miserable would inspire you to write a song about your mum. Jessica Sweetman did just that, and it went down well with the mum concerned, so that’s fine.

The Devon Sinfonietta and the Exeter Bach Society are getting together for a mashup of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana – and by mash up, we mean performance – at The Corn Exchange, Exeter, on Sunday, February 22, at 5.30pm.

Lona Kozik and Neil Rose deliver a live improvisation around piano, violin and electronics, Alexis Kirke and Nick Grew improvise using percussion, and electronics and DJ Contort delivers the sandwich filling, ensuring every one doesn’t vanish up their highbrow, bum bum.

With concerts planned in Italy and the USA later in the year, the concert from classical guitarist Alison Smith at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Thursday, February 19 at 1pm is your chance to catch her lilting classical style on home turf.